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USAV Mount Baker (FS-132)
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Freight-Supply Vessel
Laid down in 1918 as the wooden-hulled coastal cargo ship M/V Mount Shasta by Supple Ballin Shipyard, Portland OR.
Launched in 1918
Placed in service in 1918 by Gaston, Williams & Wigmore Steamship Co., New York
Owned in 1930 by Frank B. Peterson, Red Salmon Canning Co., renamed Mount Baker,
Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in 1942
Re-engined in 1942 (two 8-cyl 4SCSA fuel oil engines, one double boiler, engines rated at 262 hp each)
Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps as Mount Baker (FS-132), name retained
Final Disposition, Mount Baker (FS-132) caught fire and foundered, 27 February 1944 in Prince Rupert Sound, BC
Specifications:
Displacement 2904 gross tons
Length 295'
Beam 41'
Draft 26'
Speed unknown
Freight Capacity unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion
two 8-cyl 500 hp diesel engines
twin screws
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Last Updated 30 September 2022